SOCCER

With the ability to facilitate and finish scoring opportunities, Bernard Kamungo owns a skill-set that could someday benefit Gregg Berhalter’s USMNT.

The MLS club is finalizing an 18-day trip next month that will include four matches in preparation for its Feb. 24 opener at Audi Field.

D.C.’s NWSL club traded two fixtures of its starting lineup and ended Friday by drafting four players in the first round.

With Messi available most, if not all, of the season and an accomplished cast around him, Inter Miami has rocketed from 2023 outsiders to 2024 contenders.

A two-time NWSL Best XI honoree, Krueger joins the Spirit after eight years with the Chicago Red Stars.

Troy Lesesne is embracing the cyclone of responsibility that comes with his first permanent gig in charge of an MLS team.

The Barcelona coach, who won last year’s UEFA Champions League title, will arrive in Washington at the end of the Spanish season in June.

One of the greatest European soccer players in history, he led the West German national team to World Cup titles as a player and coach.

The 30-year-old striker was injured during the team’s warm weather training camp in Morocco and is expected to miss “an extended period.”

Many observers, including Hoyas Coach Brian Wiese, had expected the 6-foot-3 Murrell to play at least one more college season

“It really is an opportunity for young players, MLS-based players, to make their mark on this program,” Berhalter said.

Giráldez, 32, has been at the top of the Spirit’s list since announcing last month that he will step down when the Spanish season ends in May.

Troy Lesesne, 40, will replace Wayne Rooney, whose tenure with D.C. United ended in October.

The MLS club paid a $1.3 million transfer fee for the 21-year-old midfielder, who was on loan to United for part of the 2023 season.

United is seeking to host training camp and play exhibition matches in the kingdom. Inter Miami, which features Lionel Messi, is planning a similar trip.

Tubbs, a 6-foot-3 center back, made 68 appearances, including 66 starts, in four seasons at Wake Forest.

Supporters of the Super League, a proposed competition that would rival the Champions League, received new hope after a European court sided with them.

Messi and Miami will visit Audi Field on March 16 — D.C. United’s second home game — and host D.C. on May 18.